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Funeral Service Broadcast for Charles Leon Gibson

Charles Leon Gibson, 101, husband of the late Doris Marie Driscoll Gibson, passed away January 12, 2024 at V.A. Medical Center in Lexington, KY.  Born in Anderson County on May 23, 1922, he was the son of Charles Owen Gibson and Marth Catherine Morris Gibson.

Along with his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son, Charles Leon Gibson, Jr.; and his siblings, Marvin E. Gibson, Catherine Lucille Gibson, Julia Rae Gibson-Catlett, and Evelyn Mae Gibson-Wade.

He served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during WW II.  Following his service in the military, he worked as a carpenter and later as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service for 26 years.

He is survived by three children, Joyce Gibson Rivera of Ft. Myers, FL, Donald Leon (Cricket) Gibson and Eddie Gibson, both of Lawrenceburg; nine grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Friday, January 19, 2024 at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home with Dr. Mike Hamrick officiating.  Burial with military honors will follow in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 5 – 8 PM Thursday and after 10 AM Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to Sand Spring Baptist Church, PO Box 166, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342.

Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.ritchieandpeach.com